Anti-crypto campaigner and perennial Bitcoin basher, Nouriel Roubini, is at it again. But this time around, he’s after Ethereum (ETH). According to a tweet by “Dr. Doom,” Ethereum is still a long way from its “fundamental value” of $0. Just like his previous criticism on Bitcoin, Roubini is certain that in the long run, ETH will hit a $0 price mark.

As the use of cryptocurrencies becomes increasingly pervasive in Africa, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has not been sold on the new trend. In fact, it has out-rightly banned the use and trade in cryptocurrencies in Zimbabwe. Could this be construed as a sign the country is not yet ready to embrace use of cryptocurrencies?

Sources close to cryptocurrency broker Tagomi have announced that it has been acquired by Coinbase as part of a rumoured $150 million deal. Coinbase, one of the most popular fiat-to-crypto exchanges in the industry, is strategically building its links with institutional crypto traders despite being best

Like many people in his 60s, Larry Windom recently found himself sifting through his late parents’ stuff. He plucked a silver token from a black coin pouch tucked among the jelly jars of odds and ends his folks left behind in their west-central Minnesota home in Elbow Lake.

The world’s first completely Blockchain-powered smartphone BOB (Blok on Blok) that runs two distinctive working frameworks (OS) simultaneously consistently is currently accessible for buy for $599 (about Rs 43,000). The cell phone can be purchased in different cryptographic forms of money like Bitcoin by means of an advanced resource wallet application X wallet.

The Frankfurt School of Finance & Management is calling for blockchain experts based in the European Union (EU) to register in a survey in order to compile a comprehensive database to map the European blockchain ecosystem.

Lower than two miles from Iceland’s Reykjavik airport sits a nondescript metal constructing as monolithic and drab as a commercial poultry barn. There’s a deafening racket internal, too, but it doesn’t strategy from clucking chickens.

Ethereum Foundation seems to have cut off all connections with Virgil Griffith after he was arrested for delivering a presentation in North Korea. Virgil Griffith arrested and isolated by colleagues Reportedly, Virgil Griffith conducted a presentation in North Korea about blockchain technology and how it can assist North Korea in evading US sanctions.

Ethereum has been closely tracking Bitcoin’s price action over the past several days and weeks, with BTC leading ETH to put some significant distance between its current price levels and recent lows, but the aggregated crypto markets now appear to be at risk of incurring further near-term downside.

TTC is another step closer to becoming a token-less system as the Toronto transit agency transitions to PRESTO full time According to the Toronto Transit Commission, tickets, tokens and passes will officially stop being sold at collector booths on Saturday.

The Parliament of Germany has reportedly passed a bill across the country. The bill allows banks in Germany to store and sell cryptocurrencies from 2020. Moreover, the new legislation will come into being on the 1st of January 2020. With the help of the new regulation, the custody providers will merge with cryptocurrency exchanges, which are currently active in the country.

Bitcoin’s precipitous drop to $6,600 seen earlier this month caught many traders aback; nearly no one, not even the top traders and analysts, expected for that price action to play out as it did in real life. Few predicted the subsequent bounce to $7,800, where BTC sits as of the time of writing this, too.

The Bitcoin Fund’s initial public offering (IPO) filing has been accepted by Canada’s Ontario Securities Commission. Despite previously rejecting it, the Canadian regulator finally accepted the fund’s IPO prospectus after a public hearing and a favorable ruling. Also read: Bitcoin ATMs Installed at 5 Major Malls in the US Crypto-focused Canadian investment fund manager 3IQ Corp.

A lot of banks and financial institutions have invested in research and development of blockchain technology, a distributed ledger technology (DLT) that enables nearly real-time processing and full transparency. Some of the household bank names already use DLT in its daily operations. Banco Santander offers RippleNet powered money transfer service to its clients.

Despite being one of the most discussed topics in the last few years, Wall Street still can’t figure out the utility of Bitcoin. Adam White, CEO of Bitcoin futures exchange operator Bakkt, said that “there needs to be greater utility” for Bitcoin.

Last Updated on 3iQ, an asset management firm based out of Canada, has filed a prospectus for a regulated, Bitcoin-backed fund. According to a report from industry news medium The Block, the closed-ended fund will help provide investors with proper exposure to the digital currency space, as well as Bitcoin and its daily price movements.

Following reports of multiple “rectification” incidents executed against cryptocurrency businesses in China last week, including alleged raids on a Binance office in Beijing, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) announced November 25th that it has closed two-thirds of the country’s online lending institutions and 173 cryptocurrency entities.

Anyone who does not like crypto can use this one argument to support his case: Crypto supports criminal activity. However, what part of the stories we hear are even correct? Does Crypto support criminal activity? The mass media has been discouraging users from buying onto crypto by telling them that the assets are always linked with shady dealings.

Another week, another round of Crypto Tidbits. Surprisingly, Bitcoin (BTC), saw some relatively strong performance over the past seven days, gaining 2% according to Coin360. This came after the leading cryptocurrency tapped $6,600 in a surprise flash crash late last week, shocking investors the world over.

Whether Bitcoin, an immaterial resource derived from hype and blind faith, will vanish into thin air is uncertain, but it will leave behind a dark cloud of carbon pollution. Cryptocurrency mining facilities use so much energy that the government of Abkhazia cut power to 15 mining centers last year.

Bitcoin Mining The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recommends that Georgia include the income from crypto trade and mining in its foreign trade balance reports. The IMF’s suggestion is quite relevant, given that Georgia is currently the 4 th largest producer of digital currencies from mining operations.

This week has been another very eventful week in the Dash community with more network news, integrations, and general happenings. Continue reading to get a summary of the week. Dash Network News of the Week: Dash Core Group CEO – Dash Eyeing Block Propagation Techniques from Bitcoin Scaling: The ability of all nodes on the …

Digitex Futures has launched the public beta for its platform today. Traders are now able to test the futures exchange with its promised zero-commission trading on BTC/USD perpetual swaps. Digitex positions itself as a retail-driven futures exchange, not unlike BitMEX. Its most significant distinction is the DGTX token, which allows zero-fee trading to take place.

The Fundamentals of Cryptocurrency Exchanges Market explains the demand drivers, geographical distribution, and competitive scenario of the market for the forecast period 2020-2029. The industry report on cryptocurrency exchanges market outlines and studies the preeminent competitors, also presents the insights with the important industry analysis of the key factors impacting the market dynamics.

A federal court is asking the founder of Telegram – Pavel Durov – to testify in the Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) case against the encrypted messaging service’s latest initial coin offering (ICO) of its new cryptocurrency known as the “gram.”

Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin After hitting nearly $14,000 in late June, Bitcoin has disappointed investors by falling 50%. Bitcoin’s price action over the past five months appears to be forming a channel pattern as the cryptocurrency bounces between its downward-sloping support and resistance lines.

With Christmas just around the corner, it can be an expensive time of year. If you need cash and don’t want to sell your crypto, you could take out a crypto loan using your digital assets as collateral. Taking out a crypto loan How does it work?

Hut 8 Mining Corp a Canadian crypto mining company has completed the set up of its mining farm at Drumheller after purchasing 9 data centers from Bitfury for $7 million. Andrew Kiguel, Chief Executive Officer of Hut 8 believed the purchase would allow the Drumhekker facility to be fully functional and provide the full ownership of the firm to Hut 8.

Digix’s DGX, the world’s first gold-backed digital token, has been listed on the Switcheo Network. Members of Switcheo Network can trade DGX against DAI. Commenting on the listing, Shaun Djie, Co-founder and COO of Digix, said, “Listing DGX on Switcheo Network will offer the retail investors a new avenue to…

The total altcoin market cap has been in a downtrend ever since 2018, but altcoin prices seem to be getting closer to a bottom. Our BeInCrypto Ambassadors picked their top altcoins for 2020 for you to add to your cryptocurrency watchlist.

FAISALABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 30th Nov, 2019 ) : Lawyers observed a token strike here on Saturday for their demand of early establishment of a Lahore High Court (LHC) bench in Faisalabad. No lawyer appeared before courts and litigants, especially bail-seekers, had to face a great deal of difficulties.

By Will Bartlett An developer has been arrested for allegedly training North Koreans on how to use cryptocurrency to evade sanctions. Him presenting at the DPRK Cryptocurrency Conference is considered to be a violation of sanctions on the country, and as a U.S. citizen, he has put himself in a very precarious position.

TORONTO — TTC tokens will become a little harder to get after today as the commission takes the latest step in its full transition to Presto. The TTC will stop selling tokens, tickets and passes at all of its collector booths after today, though they will still remain available at select third-party retailers for the time being.

CasinoCoin will build an exclusively loyalty token for Omnia Casino. The token will be property of Omnia Casino and will be used to improve engagement, automation and other key metrics. Blockchain gaming platform CasinoCoin has signed a partnership with Omnia Casino, a cryptocurrency casino, to introduce a custom token that will power the casino’s loyalty and rewards program.

Earlier this year, Securitize announced a plan to bring security tokens to the Asian securities market. Now, as the year comes to a close – the firm’s efforts have been notably consistent, with the most recent headline featuring a ‘seven-figure’ investment from a Japanese conglomerate. Is Asia about to become a leading market for the…

There are always some disturbing developments in the cryptocurrency space to take note of. Recent developments affecting one member of the Ethereum Foundation have cast a different shade on the industry once again. According to the , they have arrested an American individual on suspicion of aiding North Korea in a financial manner.

Since bitcoin hit its all-time high (ATH) in December 2017, crypto enthusiasts have wondered if BTC will touch or surpass it again. After the ATH in November 2013 at $1,156 per BTC, it took 1,170 days to touch the next ATH at $19,891 per coin.

Exchanges / Breaking News Ethan Fast has spilled all in a recent interview with CryptoSlate. Fast shares how he got into the crypto space and what encouraged him to kick start the Nash platform. Ethan Fast, the CTO and co-founder of the Nash platform, has spilled all in a recent with CryptoSlate.

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on a previous report on the Cryptosporidium outbreak in Sweden, the Public Health Authority, or Folkhalsomyndigheten, report more than 300 cases of cryptosporidiosis in October and November. The good news is while the number of cases are still unusually high, the number of reported cases has decreased.

China is beginning what could be the second phase of the roll-out for the digital yuan. With capital controls being ‘piloted’ in three main provinces of the country, the second step towards digitization and the eventual introduction of the anticipated digital yuan could be issuing a digitized version of national identity cards.

Low regulatory risk has incentivized cryptocurrency businesses to not play by the book and still be very successful, but the 2020 U.S.The post B2C2 founder: unregulated crypto businesses “will keep doing well,” but the 2020 election might change that appeared first on The Block.

TravelbyBit, an online travel agency that provides booking services for people using cryptocurrency, is teaming up with leading digital asset exchange Binance to launch a crypto-backed travel rewards card.

Binance along with TravelbyBit has also created a crypto-backed travel rewards card Over cryptocurrencies worth $205 Mn have been stolen from eight crypto exchanges world over Coincover, BitGo launch crypto-insurance product, called Cryptocurrency Wills. Following the footsteps of China, while the Indian government is working towards the development of blockchain, it is equally focussed on banning cryptocurrencies in the country as well.

Ripple claims to offer revolutionary solutions tied to cross-border payments and remittances. Its network now includes more than 200 regional and international banks across the globe. In fact, India’s HDFC Bank alongside Pakistan’s Faysal Bank and SendFriend are the latest cogs in the ever-expanding RippleNet.

A prominent crypto analyst and economist says fans of Ripple and XRP are upset with him for no good reason. On Wednesday, Alex Krüger posted a chart designed to show that cherry-picking an arbitrary starting date when analyzing assets can yield biased and inaccurate results.

Endorsed by Gov. Brian Kemp, Kelly Loeffler, CEO of the Bakkt bitcoin futures exchange, will be offered a seat in the Georgia Senate next week. Loeffler will displace the previously offered candidate, U.S. Rep. Doug Collins, defying the expectations for appointing the long-serving congressman.

Herbert Rafael Sim, popularly known as the Bitcoin Man, has acquired the crypto-focused publication company FortuneZ. According to the sources, the deal was finalized at the SiGMA Expo, an iGaming expo by the founder of the Malta Blockchain Summit – …

3iQ, Canadian investment fund manager, intends to lure Canadian retail investors with its monitored, publicly-traded Bitcoin (BTC) fund. 3iQ has stated that it had submitted an introductory prospectus for its close-end Bitcoin fund, which is anticipated to be listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange sometime this year.

While the performance prior to 21 November 21 had been dismal, since then, CME Bitcoin Futures volume has been looking good. Keep in mind that in August, Tim Court, the CME’s Managing Director, had stated that YTD, the exchange saw an average of 7,237 contracts traded per day.

Analysis of the Cryptocurrency Market A new study published by Future Market Insights on the global Cryptocurrency Market includes a global analysis and opportunity assessment for the period 2018 – 2028. The report offers a comprehensive assessment of the key market dynamics in detail.

The Bizarre Secret of Cryptomining Farm The Characteristics of Cryptomining Farm Hashflare offers you the opportunity to buy hashpower for a number of SHA-256 and Scrypt coins like Bitcoin and Litecoin together with Ethereum and ZCash. Since that time, several cryptocurrencies have been made. HashCoins makes a number of cryptotechnology products and solutions.

Researchers at the hacking group Bad Packets are doing a widespread scan of the internet to see which pages, sites and channels are potentially using the sandbox software Docker as a means of mining cryptocurrency. Malicious actors are running rampant in the cryptocurrency world.

Decentralization, scalability, and security are crucial to any distributed ledger technology or DLT-based network. This has been a key challenge in the case of Ethereum blockchain. In fact, Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin had previously stated that blockchain systems can only, at most, have two of the above three properties.

Litecoin’s price has continued to underperform in the cryptocurrency market. While the coin posted impressive gains over the first few months of the year, from trading below $35 to surpassing $100 in a matter of three months, it soon failed to retain the upward momentum and fell shortly after its halving event.

The global Blockchain Software Market size is expected to reach USD XXXX million by 2025, registering a CAGR of XXXX % from 2019 to 2026, according to a new study conducted by Researchnreports, Blockchain is the underlying technology that originated in the form of a public ledger to keep a track of all cryptocurrency transactions.

Ethereum is declining and may drop to a new low at $136. Ethereum will rise to a high of $175 if the bulls jump over the resistance zones. After its sudden fall to a low of $136, the pair moves up and got stuck at $150 and $160 supply zones.

Fidelity is in its first stage to test a reward token based on Ethereum. The token will automate operations and encourage employees of a company to perform specific tasks. Fidelity, a financial services company based in Boston, United States, has released a proof of an employee reward token based on Ethereum.

The U.S. arrested an Ethereum Foundation cryptocurrency scientist and charged him with helping North Korea use blockchain technology “to evade sanctions and launder money.” Virgil Griffith, 36, was arrested Thursday at Los Angeles International Airport and charged with conspiring to evade U.S. sanctions against the regime of dictator Kim Jong-un, according to a statement from Manhattan U.S.

Last Updated on Bitcoin (BTC) Price Prediction – November 30 BTC/USD is likely forming a bullish pattern above $7,400 and the coin could soon rally towards $8,000 once it clears the $7,800 resistance level.

Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies could be adopted by the general population due to increased use of decentralized finance and collateralized services. to the Bitcoin maximalist Max Keiser, Bitcoin is still a collectable and a store of value. However, it could become a medium of exchange or unit of account in the future.

Russia’s central bank is reportedly considering a broad ban on the use of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency for payments. According to the state-sponsored news outlet RIA Novosti, the Central Bank of Russia supports legislation that would ban the use of Bitcoin in commerce. “The ruble is the only legal tender in the Russian Federation.

Last Updated on Bitstop recently announced that it has installed Bitcoin ATMs in five major malls in the US operated by Simon Property Group. The company previously installed a Bitcoin ATM at the Miami International Airport. Customers who need to buy more Bitcoin on Black Friday can do so with new Bitcoin ATMs at five major malls in the US.

Last Updated on Coinbase has just launched a platform with a patented tight to fight against the wrong use of Bitcoin. The new platform evaluates the activities of users to ascertain whether their actions are bad or good. According to coinbase, the platform will use machine learning technology.

Bitcoin (BTC) rallied aggressively in the past five days after finding a temporary bottom. This move seems to be very close to coming to completion but the bulls have once again become too complacent. Rather than accepting that this might be the end of the move for now, many of them are eyeing further upside even past $8,000 from here.

When your mom says she wants to buy you some bitcoin for Christmas does it mean there could be something stirring in the crypto marketplace, in a good way? After all, this year’s Thanksgiving bitcoin bounce has lent weight to the thesis that the holiday season can act as a price pump, assuming sentiment going […]

“Africa will define the future (especially the Bitcoin one)”, tweeted Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and payment provider Square, earlier this week. Dorsey’s tweet follows his tour of Africa-and it’s clear he liked what he saw. Dorsey, who’s previously come out in favor of Bitcoin, sees the continent as being key in the further development of cryptocurrencies.

The Central Bank of Russia has signaled its support for any possible ban on cryptocurrency within the Russian Federation, Russian media reports. That news comes in the wake of several weeks in which some observers believed that the country might have been warming up to the technology. Read More

Attorney General Geoffrey Berman said: “As alleged, Virgil Griffith provided highly technical information to North Korea, knowing that this information could be used to help North Korea launder money and evade sanctions. In allegedly doing so, Griffith jeopardized the sanctions that both Congress and the president have enacted to place maximum pressure on North Korea’s dangerous regime.”

Ten years after Bitcoin came to life, the first and most famous cryptocurrency, it still continues to defy doomsday predictions. Compared to the current financial establishment, ten years is quite a short time. Nevertheless, digital assets are slowly but steadily transforming the world.

War-torn Afghanistan has lots of problems to solve, and counterfeit drugs are one of them. In a bid to bring a bid of standardization to their healthcare industry, they country is looking into using blockchain technology. Afghan Voice Agency reported on Nov.

Philippines Digital Asset Exchange (PDAX) has strategically partnered with UnionBank of the Philippines to receive an investment as part of its growth plans based on blockchain technology in the Philippines. The partnership will obtain the investments from UnionBank via its fintech subsidiary UBX and it aims to shape a global network of the financial services …

India Plans a National Blockchain Network Sanjay Dhotre, the MeitY (Minister of state for electronics and IT) on Wednesday the 27th of November 2019 confirmed that the Indian government was preparing a draft of an approach paper on the National Level Blockchain Framework.

The Cardano Foundation and COTI have released AdaPay, a solution that allows merchants to instantly accept ADA into their bank accounts. “The AdaPay solution, developed in conjunction with COTI, the enterprise-grade Fintech platform, allows merchants to accept payments in ADA with almost instant payments in 35 specified currencies directly to their bank accounts,” the fund announced on Thursday.